The Iowa State Cyclones were 5-5-1 in 1972. They fell to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 31 to 30, in the Liberty Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-3 | 6-5 | ||
3-4 | 6-6 | ||
2-4-1 | 5-6-1 | ||
2-5 | 4-7 | ||
1-6 | 3-8 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 289 | 4,344 | 861 | 5.0 | 2,365 | 538 | 4.4 | 1,979 | 323 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 19th | 15th | 6th | 22nd | 33rd | 59th | 24th | 22nd | 18th | 70th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 207 | 3,755 | 4.4 | 1,870 | 576 | 3.2 | 1,885 | 279 | 6.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 117th | 85th | 59th | 54th | 87th | 34th | 109th | 106th | 92nd | ||||||||||
Net | +82 | +589 | +861 | +0.7 | +495 | -38 | +1.1 | +94 | +44 | -0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 33rd | 26th | 6th | 29th | 39th | 76th | 26th | 55th | 38th | 81st |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |